Committee of the Whole

COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITNESS LIST 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004 CHAIRMAN PHIL MENDELSON COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING on Agency Performance Oversight: Office of the State Superintendent of Education on Friday, March 4, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. Room 412 (Track B) John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW DC Council Website (www.dccouncil.gov) PUBLIC WITNESSES 1. Robert Henderson Ward 5 Representative, DC SBOE 2. Eric Goulet Ward 3 Representative, DC SBOE 3. Netta Douglas Assistant Principal - Brookland Campus, Lee Montessori Public Charter School 4. Danielle Robinette Senior Policy Attorney, Children’s Law Center 5. Kristin Ewing Policy Counsel, DC Appleseed Center for Law and Justice 6. Caitlin Holbrook Law Clerk, Disability Rights DC 7. Betty Gentle Senior Director, Advocacy & Public Policy, SOME, Inc. 8. Sal Selvaggio Steering Committee, Long Term Care Coalition 9. Adam Barragan-Smith Director of Public Affairs, Educare DC 10. LaWanda White Parent, EducareDC 11. Lauren Hooper Parent, EducareDC 12. Artia Brown Instructional Assistant, Educare DC 13. Zharray Johnson Lead Teacher, Educare DC 14. Raul Echeverria President and CEO, CommuniKids Preschool and Children's Language Center 15. Berna Artis Executive Director, DCAEYC 16. Emma Kelly Public Witness 17. Blanca Huezo Program Director, Multicultural Spanish Speaking Providers Association 18. Audrey Kasselman Senior Policy Analyst, DC Action 19. Simeon Lehmann Public Witness 20. Cristina Chapman Academic Director, CommuniKids 21. Chelsea Coffin Deputy Director, D.C. Policy Center 22. Tiffany Washington Public Witness 23. Rosalina Burgos Gil Public Witness 24. Bridget Hall Public Witness 25. India Locklear Public Witness 26. Elba Maria Lopez Public Witness 27. Taneshia Best-Gorham Parent, Educare DC 28. Madeline DeJesus Public Witness 29. Julie Camerata Executive Director, DC Public Charter School Cooperative 30. Maria C Encinas Public Witness 31. Noah Hichenberg Public Witness 32. Jeffrey Credit Public Witness 33. Laura Fuchs President, Washington Teachers' Union 34. Janet Phoenix, MD Public Witness, Campaign to Reduce Lead Exposure & Asthma 35. Jordan Clark Public Witness 36. Mikaela Rodkin Public Witness 37. Anne Gunderson Senior Policy Analyst, DC Fiscal Policy Institute 38. Yves-Carmel Decelian-Cadet Public Witness 39. Heather Jenkins Chief Executive Officer, The Literacy Lab 40. Alessandra Pinna DC Impact Director, The Literacy Lab 41. Beth Bacon Director of Education, FRESHFARM 42. Lynnette Gonzalez Public Witness 43. Maria Blaeuer Director of Programs and Outreach, Advocates for Justice and Education, Inc 44. Tayo Belle Deputy Director, School Justice Project 45. Jessica Giles Executive Director, DC, Center for Strong Public Schools Action Fund 46. Caroline Pryor Director of Policy & Power-Building, EmpowerEd 47. Ava Millstone Ally, EmpowerEd 48. Kerry Savage Chief of Policy, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) 49. Dara Zeehandelaar Shaw Public Witness 50. Jodi Ovca Executive Director, Access Youth 51. Joy Bentley Phillips Chief Strategy & Growth Officer, Academy of Hope Adult PCS 52. Dylan Craig Public Witness 53. Max Broad Public Witness, DC Good Food Purchasing Program (DC GFPP) 54. Marcia St. Hilaire-Finn Owner, Bright Start Early Care & Preschool 55. Josh Boots Executive Director, EmpowerK12 56. Sam Bertocchi Public Witness 57. Tyrell Holcomb Vice President of External Affairs, Jubilee Housing, Inc. 58. Noah Dougherty Director of School Talent and Academic Strategy, DC Charter School Alliance 59. Nicole Preston President & CEO, Special Olympics District of Columbia Inc 60. Lauren Hibbs Public Witness 61. Christina Hanson Educator, WTU 62. Bisi Oyedele CEO, Education Forward DC 63. Lesley Chavkin Board Chair, Jubilee JumpStart 64. Kimberly Bowling-Lewis Public Witness 65. Michael Rodrigues Chief Executive Officer, St. Coletta of Greater Washington 66. Lisa Morenoff Public Witness 67. Kathryn Draper Public Witness 68. Graham Kelly Public Witness 69. Tracy White CEO, Paul Public Charter School 70. Avise Hayes Director of Academics, Paul Public Charter School 71. Sarah Quinn Public Witness 72. Julia D’Ambrosi Public Witness 73. Pamela McKinney Public Witness 74. Mashea Ashton Public Witness 75. Talia Livneh Senior Director of Programs, Rooted School Foundation 76. Jonathan Johnson Founder, Rooted School Foundation 77. Stephanie Maltz Public Witness 78. Joangelee Hernandez PreKEEP Program Manager, CentroNia 79. Beth Kushner Adult Education Workforce & IET Manager, Briya Public Charter School 80. Catherine Peretti Executive Director, CitySchools Collaborative 81. Antonia McGhee Public Witness 82. Chalonda Coleman Parent Ambassador, United Planning Organization 83. Melissa Hall Public Witness 84. Charell Williams Parent Ambassador, United Planning Organization 85. Chrysanthe Courniotes Public Witness 86. Shayna Scholnick Director of the Promotor Pathway, Latin American Youth Center 87. Isabel Slonneger Promotor/Youth Advocate, Latin American Youth Center 88. Tierra Robinson Promotor/Youth Advocate, Latin American Youth Center 89. Shandell Richards Chief Program Officer, Horton's Kids 90. Gustav Bande Public Witness 91. Dominique Moore Community Organizer, EmpowerEd 92. Jaslyn Brown Humanities Achievement Manager, Rocketship Public Schools 93. Pastor Michael Campbell Public Witness 94. Tammy Drakeford Director, SPACEs In Action 95. Elliot Camarines Teacher, SPACEs in Action 96. Sonia Orantes Teacher, SPACEs In Action 97. Tamika Osanyingbemi Director, SPACEs In Action 98. Candis Hemphill Parent Leader, SPACEs In Action 99. Shirley Nesbitt Provider, SPACEs In Action 100. Tishiana Phrophet Parent Leader, SPACEs In Action 101. Wanda Edwards Provider, SPACEs In Action 102. Nikole Chandler Parent Leader, SPACEs In Action 103. LaDon Love Executive Director, Spaces in Action 104. Julie Williams Educator, SPACEs In Action 105. Kiera Fernandez Director, SPACEs In Action 106. Eunice Fernandez Educator, SPACEs In Action 107. Betty Mills Educator, SPACEs In Action 108. Hope Joyner Childcare Organizer, SPACEs In Action 109. Tara Brown Parent Leader, PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices In Education) 110. Angelique Speight Public Witness 111. Ayokunle Ejiko Public Witness 112. Dr. Rustin Lewis Executive Director, Communities In Schools - Nation's Capital 113. Elayah Briscoe Public Witness 114. Kyungla Chae Public Witness 115. Deja Toatley Public Witness 116. Dyanna Toatley Public Witness 117. Katrice Turner Chief of Family & Community Engagement, Monument Academy PCS 118. Saulmya Lewis Student, Monument Academy PCS 119. Elijah Hill Student, Monument Academy PCS 120. Celina Hewitt Public Witness 121. Kendall Cureton Student, Monument Academy PCS 122. Masiah Ray Student, Monument Academy PCS 123. Kyrie Nichols Student, Monument Academy PCS 124. Remedios Moya Gimenez Chief Program Officer, Latin American Youth Center 125. Scott Goldstein Executive Director, EmpowerEd 126. DaVaughn Montgomery Fellow/DC Educator, EmpowerEd 127. Natalie Jackson DC Educator, EmpowerEd 128. Andrea Trujillo DC Educator, EmpowerEd 129. Alfons Prince DC educator, EmpowerEd 130. Angenette Planter DC Educator, EmpowerEd 131. Alexa Prepetit DC Educator, EmpowerEd 132. Ashley Bryant DC Educator, EmpowerEd 133. Celia Daughtridge DC Educator, EmpowerEd 134. Elizabeth Weiss DC Educator, EmpowerEd 135. Ayana Dudley DC Educator, EmpowerEd 136. Dallas Cherry DC Educator, EmpowerEd 137. Jordan Daugherty DC Educator, EmpowerEd 138. Sophia Baratta DC Educator, EmpowerEd 139. Ange Pirko DC Educator, EmpowerEd 140. Nina Mack Executive Director, The Hill Preschool 141. Felicia Stewart Public Witness 142. Laura Houston Public Witness 143. Vashti Cooper Public Witness 144. Cionna Miner Public Witness 145. Alisa Norris Public Witness 146. Natasha Ellis Public Witness 147. Kirsten Seckler Board Chair, Special Olympics District of Columbia 148. Sherron Murphy-Brown Deputy Chief, Education & Youth Programs, Martha's Table 149. Andria Tobin Executive Director, Kid Power, Inc. 150. Dana Cardoso Public Witness 151. Arlene Salvador Public Witness 152. Fatima King Public Witness 153. Sharece Crawford Public Witness 154. Cheryl Hayes Public Witness 155. Anthony David Community Organizer, Empower DC 156. Sharon Edwards Member, Empower DC 157. Juanita White Public Witness 158. Melvin Buck-Cooper Public Witness 159. Rohan Davey Public Witness 160. Joanna Blotner Director of Government Affairs, DC Action 161. Jill Barefoot Public Witness 162. Arielle Segal Public Witness 163. Tiffany Williams President and CEO, Martha’s Table 164. Alexandra Foust Public Witness 165. Felicia Stewart Public Witness 166. Ieshia Hicks Public Witness 167. Roniece Hall Public Witness 168. Adrienne Smith Public Witness GOVERNMENT WITNESSES 168. Dr. Antoinette Mitchell State Superintendent, Office of the State Superintendent of Education